Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) as microalgal bioproducts: a review of factors affecting EPS synthesis and application in flocculation processes

W Babiak, I Krzemińska - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
Microalgae are natural resources of intracellular compounds with a wide spectrum of
applications in, eg, the food industry, pharmacy, and biofuel production. The extracellular …

Influence of activated sludge derived-extracellular polymeric substance (ASD-EPS) as bio-flocculation of microalgae for biofuel recovery

OK Choi, Z Hendren, GD Kim, D Dong, JW Lee - Algal Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae have great potential as an alternative feedstock for high-valued biofuel due to
rapid growth and high lipid content. However, the harvesting process, which usually …

Overview of microalgal extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and their applications

R Xiao, Y Zheng - Biotechnology advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Microalgae have been studied as natural resources for a number of applications, most
particularly food, animal feed, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals. In addition to …

Exopolysaccharides from microalgae: Production in a biorefinery framework and potential applications

MG Morais, TD Santos, L Moraes, BS Vaz… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae have significant biotechnological importance, with great interest by the industries
in the production of compounds of microalgal origin. Besides intracellular biomolecules …

Microalgae as feedstock for bioactive polysaccharides

L Tounsi, F Hentati, HB Hlima, M Barkallah… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to the increase in industrial demand for new biosourced molecules (notably bioactive
exopolysaccharides (EPS)), microalgae are gaining popularity because of their nutraceutical …

Advances in microalgal cell wall polysaccharides: a review focused on structure, production, and biological application

GA Colusse, J Carneiro, MER Duarte… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microalgae have been shown to be useful in several biotechnological fields due to their
feasible cultivation and high-value biomolecules production. Several substances of interest …

Enhanced microalgal harvesting using microalgae-derived extracellular polymeric substance as flocculation aid

L Yang, H Zhang, S Cheng, W Zhang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Coagulation-based harvesting has been widely used in microalgal biomass harvesting.
However, the coagulant contamination in the harvested biomass may negatively affect the …

Characterization of extracellular polymeric substances produced by micro-algae Dunaliella salina

A Mishra, K Kavita, B Jha - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2011 - Elsevier
Extracellular polymeric substances comprised of average molecule size 1264.354 μm,
exhibited characteristic diffraction peaks at 6.025°, 9.675°, 22.775° and 28.475° with d …

Insight into the rapid biogranulation for suspended single-cell microalgae harvesting in wastewater treatment systems: focus on the role of extracellular polymeric …

Q Wang, Q Shen, J Wang, J Zhao, Z Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biomass harvesting is the bottleneck for microalgae-based technologies in practical
application for simultaneous wastewater remediation and resource recovery. Biogranulation …

Technologies for harvesting the microalgae for industrial applications: Current trends and perspectives

Z Liu, N Hao, Y Hou, Q Wang, Q Liu, S Yan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microalgae are emerging as a promising source for augmenting the supply of essential
products to meet global demands in an environmentally sustainable manner. Despite the …